Hougham 1923 George Haberfelde 1925 L. K. Stoner 1937 George E. Wilson 1950 Jake Vanderlei 1952–1953 Frank Sullivan 1954–1956 Manuel J. Carnakis (1911–1997) 1957–1960 Frank Sullivan 1981–1985 Mary K. Shell (1927–2018) – First woman mayor. 1992–2001 Robert "Bob" Otis Price (1932–2011) 2001–2017 Harvey Hall (1941–2018) – 25th mayor. 2017–present Karen Goh – First mayor of Asian descent. Second woman mayor. References External links Mayors of Bakersields at politicalgraveyard.com City of Bakersfield: Mayor & City Council Mayors of places in California People from Bakersfield, California